Inland Fisheries Service News
Whitebait poachers convicted
On Tuesday 27 February 2024 Stephen Maurice Connelly, of Wynyard, and Darren Robert Jarvis, of Shorewell Park, were convicted of illegally fishing the Inglis River for whitebait, in separate incidents during 2022. Both men pleaded guilty before Magistrate Topfer in the Burnie Magistrates Court. Mr Connlley was convicted on all charges, sentenced to pay fines of...
Road maintenance in the 19 Lagoons
Last year the Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) did much needed upgrades to the Lake Kay and Double Lagoon vehicle tracks in the 19 Lagoons. We have just completed further work on the tracks to maintain them in good order.
Little Pine Lagoon boat ramp update
Work has started on the new Little Pine Lagoon boat ramp. The car park area is being built up to improve the grade of the ramp and will stop the car park flooding at high water levels. The work will include a concrete ramp and multi-level timber jetty providing better access, safety and amenity for...
Clean Up Australia Day
Inland Fisheries staff tidied up angler access sites on the Tyenna River on Monday as part of Corporate Clean Up Australia Day. Most sites on this popular river had been left clean by anglers although at some locations close to the road litter had been dropped from vehicles.
Redfin perch in the Jordan River – baseline biological research
Sarah Burnes, a 3rd year University of Tasmania Research Project student, and Drs Peter Coulson (IMAS Senior Technical Officer) and Alyssa Marshell (IMAS Research Fellow) are working with Jonah Yick from the Tasmanian Inland Fisheries Service to better understand the life cycle of the invasive Redfin perch in the Jordan River. Redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis)...
